Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-optional

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: non-op-tion-al
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of nonoptional.

Example Sentences

"BR offered discounts on round trips to encourage optional days out and weekends away, but it did not want to discount one-way tickets which were typically used for non-optional journeys."

Etymology

From non- + optional.

Questions

What does non-optional mean?: Alternative form of nonoptional.
Where does non-optional come from?: From non- + optional.

How to pronounce non-optional

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